Walt Disney will pay $4.05 billion for Lucasfilm, giving the House that Mouse Built control of the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises. Disney now controls Pixar, creators of the successful Toy Story franchise, and Marvel Entertainment, which has the Avengers.

In making the announcement, Disney announced the first of a new trilogy of Star Wars films will be released in 2015.

How will the new films differ from Episodes 4 through 6, which everyone loves, and Episodes 1 through 3, which everyone hates? George Lucas will be kept on as a creative consultant, but will he direct or write?